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Built in 1929 as a hotel, the 17th Street high-rise in downtown Birmingham hosted A-list celebrities and U.S. presidents

"Calvin Coolidge used to stay here. Marilyn Monroe, she's my favorite, used to walk up the grand staircase going up to the ballroom," said Jennifer Walls, the tower's community manager. "Herbert Hoover, as well, was a big one."

Plus, there is the Paul "Bear" Bryant suite.

The original hotel combined five rooms to create a massive Magic City home for the legendary Alabama football coach.